Scores

Final

Nicholls St 76

(6-14, 5-5 Southland)

Cent Arkansas 79

(9-11, 4-6 Southland)

5:00 PM ET, February 2, 2013

Farris Center, Conway, AR

1 2 T
NICH 47 2976
CARK 43 3679

Top Performers

Nicholls State: F. Hunter 36 Pts, 11 Reb, 2 Stl, 2 Blk

Central Arkansas: R. Crawford 19 Pts, 5 Reb, 1 Stl, 2 Blk

Cent. Arkansas 79, Nicholls 76

Associated Press

CONWAY, Ark. -- Robert Crawford scored 19 points and Jordan Harks 13 as Central Arkansas held off Nicholls State for a 79-76 win on Saturday.

The Bears (9-11, 4-6 Southland Conference) led by 10 before Eric Hunter scored six straight points to get Nicholls State within 75-71 with 1:45 remaining. Amin Torres' 3-pointer made it 78-76 with 12 seconds left, and after a free throw by Crawford, Torres had a chance to tie from behind the arc with two seconds left, but missed.

Hunter had 36 points and 11 rebounds for the Colonels (6-14, 4-6). Torres had 10 points and Dantrell Thomas 11 rebounds for Nicholls State.

Leading scorer Jarvis Garner did not play for Central Arkansas while serving the second game of a two-game suspension for breaking team rules.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
NICH
CARK
Points 76 79
FG Made-Attempted 24-61 (.393) 26-66 (.394)
3P Made-Attempted 6-20 (.300) 5-17 (.294)
FT Made-Attempted 22-32 (.688) 22-31 (.710)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 24 (0/0) 26 (0/0)
Largest Lead 15 10

Game Leaders

 
NICH
CARK
PointsF. Hunter 36R. Crawford 19
ReboundsF. Hunter 11J. Harks 6
AssistsT. Carpenter 4L. Brown 4
StealsF. Hunter 2L. Brown 2
BlocksF. Hunter 2A. Borden 6
Team Stats: Nicholls State | Central Arkansas

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 3, 2013 @NICH 83, CARK 79Recap
» Feb 2, 2013 @CARK 79, NICH 76Recap

Next 5 Games

NICH
CARK
02/09 SELA 3:00pm
02/14 SFA 9:00pm
02/16 NWST 5:20pm
02/19 @LAM 8:30pm
02/23 @UTSA 3:00pm
 02/07 @SFA 9:00pm
02/09 @NWST 4:00pm
02/14 AMCC 9:00pm
02/16 SHSU 5:15pm
02/19 @ORU 8:30pm
Complete Schedule: Nicholls State | Central Arkansas

Southland Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Stephen F. Austin16-227-4
Northwestern State15-323-8
Oral Roberts13-518-14
Sam Houston State8-1017-17
McNeese State7-1114-17
Central Arkansas7-1113-17
Southeastern Louisiana10-813-18
Nicholls State8-109-21
Texas A&M-CC5-136-23
Lamar1-173-28
View expanded standings »

Research Notes

Fred Hunter of Nicholls St. had 36 points, 11 rebounds, two steals and two blocks on Saturday against Central Arkansas. He is the first Division I player to reach those thresholds this season.

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